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Golden Reward

Plant in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129606
MRDS ID SD02013
MAS/MILS ID 0460810149
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Reward

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -103.80448, 44.33416 (WGS84)
Elevation 1768
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lawrence(county)

South Dakota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lead(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rapid City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rapid City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Belle Fourche(hydrologic unit)

Belle Fourche(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Dakota Lawrence

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Black Hills 004 N 003 E 06 SWNWSE South Dakota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -103.80448, 44.33416
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Date of Last Modification 930715

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1989
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Bald Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Golden Reward Mining Co. Limeted Partnership
    Interest 100
    Home office South Dakota
    Year 1997
  • Type Owner
    Owner Wharf Resources Ltd. (60% Owner Of Partnership)
    ID 3901281
    Interest 60
    Home office South Dakota
    Year 1997
    First year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dakota Mining Corp.(From-Minvin Gold Corp.) 40% Of Part.
    ID 3901281
    Interest 40
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1997
    First year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Goldcrop Inc. (50.3% Owner Of Wharf Resources Ltd.)
    Interest 50.3
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997

Comments on the ownership information

  • DAKOTA MINING CORP (FORMERLY MINVIN GOLD CORP) ADDRESS IS 410 17TH ST, STE 2450, DENVER, CO 802020. PH 303-573-0221

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Ore Crushed @ 0.038 Tr Oz/St 2127000 St Ore
  • Year 1992
    Description Silver Production 67712 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2106078.9g
  • Year 1992
    Description Gold Production 51135 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1590476.5g
  • Year 1993
    Description Ore Crushed @ 0.03 Tr Oz/St 1513000 St Ore
  • Year 1993
    Description Silver Production 30776 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 957240.73g
  • Year 1993
    Description Gold Production 35549 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1105697.64g
  • Year 1994
    Description Ore Crushed @ 0.04 Tr Oz/St 1829000 St Ore
  • Year 1994
    Description Silver Production 12795 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 397969.03g
  • Year 1994
    Description Gold Production 52556 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1634674.54g
  • Year 1995
    Description Ore Crushed @ 0.040 Tr Oz/St 1683000 St Ore
  • Year 1995
    Description Silver Produced 13061 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 406242.56g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Produced 47569 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1479561.48g
  • Year 1996
    Description Silver Production 9078 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 282357.4g
  • Year 1996
    Description Gold Production 21430 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 666547.59g
  • Year 1996
    Description Ore Crushed @ 0.037 Tr Oz/St 665000 St Ore

Comments on the production information

  • 9-30-96: THE MINE HAS BEEN PLACED ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE DUE TO DEPLETION OF PERMITTED RESERVES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 3900000mt ore
    Total resources 3900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.78 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 3300000mt ore
    Total resources 3300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.4 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 1678000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.75 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Indicated 181000mt ore
    Demonstrated 181000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.166 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Indicated 3946000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3946000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.2 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 5805000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.36 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) 3RD PARTY SURFACE RIGHTS & FACILITIES ENCUMBER DEVELOPMENT OF 3.39 MILLION SHORT TONS OF PERMITTED PROVEN & PROBABLE RESERVES AT AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 0.054 TROY OUNCE GOLD PER TON; ABOUT 183,060 OUNCES OF GOLD, MAY ALSO INCLUDE SOME NON- PERMITTED MINERALIZATION EXTENSIONS: (2) NON-PERMITTED MINERALIZATION REPRESENTS EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING IDENTIFIED RESERVES OR MINERALIZED DEPOSITS ON CONTIGUOUS ACREAGE CONTROLLED BY GOLDEN REWARD L.P. "R" RECORD 4 INCLUDES 1.57 M ST OF RESERVES @ 0.052 TR OZ AU/ST FOR WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT IS ENCUMBERED BY 3RD PARTY SURFACE RIGHTS & FACILITIES. "R" RECORDS 5 & 6 DEFINED MINERAL DEPOSITS CLASSIFIED AS INDICATED RESOURCES; MAY ALSO BE ENCUMBERED FROM DEVELOPMENT FORM SAME REASONS AS RECORD 4. TOTAL OF "R" RECORDS 4+5+6 = TOTAL DEMONSATRADED RESOURCES SAME AS ADIT AS OF 12/31/96:
  • PROVEN + PROBABLE RESERVES, THIRD PARTY SURFACE RIGHTS AND FACILITIES ENCUMBER DEVELOPMENT OF 1.57 M ST @ 0.052 TR OZ/ST OF THESE RESERVES: ALSO INCLUDED ARE 0.2 M ST @ 0.34 TR OZ/ST PERMITTED DEFINED MINERAL DEPOSITS (INDICATED ORE) AND 4.35 M ST @ O.O35 TR OZ/ST NON-PERMITTED DEFINED MINERAL DEPOSITS: AS TOTAL DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES AS OF 12/31/96: SOME OF THE NON-PERMITTED INDICATED ORE MAY HAVE THE SAME DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS AS WELL. ADIT ORE CAPACITY BASED ON AVERAGE FROM 1992-1996: OPERATION IS ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE (TEMO SHUTDOWN) AS OF 9/30/96.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996-97, P.300.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P13.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION, 1996 FORM 10-K (A), P17.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES STAFF REG V1, INFO CIRCULAR 7688 1954.

  • Deposit

    SHAPIRO & GRIES, 1970, USGS HEAVY METALS PROGRAM CONTRACT

  • Deposit

    #14-10650 P 82

  • Deposit

    DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION, 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P7.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, MARCH, 1996, P165.

  • Deposit

    "DAKOTA PROVES UP GILT EDGE MINE." THE NORTHERN MINER,

  • Deposit

    9-30-96, P.20.

  • Deposit

    GOLDCORP INC., WHARF RESOURCES LTD., 1996 FORM 40-F, PP. 23-

  • Deposit

    27.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Environmental Factors ADDITIONAL ANIMAL CONTROLS INCLUDE BIRD NETTING OVER PONDS AND PLASTIC OWLS ON POSTS. LEACH FLOW RATE=1,296,000 GPD. WASH FLOW RATE=1,238,400 GPD. MAKEUP WATER 80 TO 250 GPM, DEPENDING ON TIME OF YEAR AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/03/1985
MSHA mine ID3901281
Mine name (MSHA)Golden Reward Mine
Current operatorAnaconda Minerals Company
Current controller (parent)Atlantic Richfield Company
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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